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The diagonal of a square is \(10\sqrt{2}\) cm. What is its area ?

Answer: B

Correct answer: 100 sq. cm

For a square of side \(a\), the diagonal is \(a\sqrt{2}\).

\[a\sqrt{2} = 10\sqrt{2} \quad\Longrightarrow\quad a = 10 \text{ cm}\]

\[\text{Area} = a^2 = 100 \text{ sq. cm}\]

Equivalently, the area of a square is half the square of its diagonal: \(\tfrac{1}{2}(10\sqrt{2})^2 = 100\).

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